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Hiroshi Sugimoto has guest edited the latest issue of Aperture magazine, focusing on the theme of stopping time through photography. The issue explores light, vision, and the medium's deepest questions, featuring an interview with Sugimoto titled "Hiroshi Sugimoto Is Playing the Long Game." Sugimoto, born in Tokyo in 1948, studied economics before traveling to the Soviet Union and later moving to Los Angeles to study photography at Art Center. He now works from a New York studio that doubles as a cabinet of curiosities, containing a large glass prism, a Tesla coil, and a 400,000-volt Van de Graaff generator.
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Sugimoto's artistic practice spans decades, returning to subjects like dioramas, seascapes, and waxworks to probe representation and space-time. His Enoura Observatory in Japan, overlooking Sagami Bay, is described as a culmination of his life's work, offering visitors space to contemplate the universe. The issue also includes portraits of Sugimoto by Daniel Shea, capturing his playful side, including a moment he played harmonica during lunch. This editorial role underscores Sugimoto's enduring influence on contemporary photography and his ability to bridge philosophical inquiry with artistic practice, signaling his continued relevance in shaping discourse around the medium.
- Artists: Hiroshi Sugimoto
- People: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Michael Famighetti, Daniel Shea
- Locations: Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Sagami Bay
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